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In the latest issue of The Copyright Law Journal:

GOLAN v. HOLDER: The Supreme Court affirmed that the restoration of copyright protection for certain foreign works is valid UMG RECORDINGS v. SHELTER CAPITAL and VEOH: The Ninth Circuit affirmed that ­defendant Veoh was protected by the DMCA “safe harbor” provisions LOUIS VUITTON MALLETIER v. AKANOC: The Ninth Circuit affirmed a jury’s verdict that defendants were liable for contributory copyright infringement but vacated and remanded as to damages MURPHY v. MILLENNIUM RADIO: The Third Circuit held that where a use is not transformative, other factors become more important in determining fair use   PRACTICE TIPS A work that has fallen into the public domain after the expiration of a full copyright term—either in the U.S. or in the country of origin—cannot receive further protection under Section 104A General awareness of infringement does not disqualify an internet service provider of safe harbor protection; specific knowledge of particular infringing activities is required Separate owners of separate (but related) works, e.g., a short story and a film based on that story, should each be entitled to recover separate statutory damages awards Copying an entire work may be a fair use if such copying is necessary to make a fair use of the copyrighted work

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